According to officials, a restoration crew was working in the silo near State Fair Park Drive and Cornhusker Highway in Lincoln, when the scaffolding collapsed around 11 a.m. The workers were left dangling on their harnesses about 75 feet off the ground.

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A Lincoln Fire & Rescue team had been training on high-rise rescues less than a mile from the scene and were there within two minutes. But because of the workers' training and safety equipment, the three were able to climb to safety on their own.

The workers from McGill Restoration in Omaha only suffered minor injuries and refused treatment at the scene, officials said.